About AAIS

Theo Lorenz has taught at the Architectural Association since 2000 in the Diploma and Intermediate school. Since October 2008 he has been the Director of the AAIS Interprofessional Studio.

He is a registered architect in England and Germany, as well as a painter and media artist. Trespassing between art and architecture his interest lies within the relation of digital and physical space and the associations between subjects and objects.

Tanja Siems is an Urban Designer and Infrastructural Planner and the Director of the Interdisciplinary Practice T2 spatialwork. The office tackles social, political, economic and environmental problems as fuel to the design process and the development of a dialogue that can lead to an enhanced built proposal or solution rather than a reduced compromise. She co-leads the AAIS programme and is Professor of Urban Design at the BUW, Germany.

Acclaimed singer with 20 years of credible experience as a recording artist, lyric consultant and singing teacher and workshop facilitator. A highly creative, inspiring and enthusiastic communicator of researched information, a confident public speaker with excellent reading, conversational and writing skills, competent social media exploiter. He holds a second degree from Birkbeck University of London (History of Art).

Mona Camille is a set designer and artist. She started her work in the scenic art department of the Semperoper Dresden, before studying architecture in Germany and Spatial Design for performance in London. Her recent work includes designs for Theatre503, Studio Goodluck, Chinese Arts Now Festival, Prague Quadrennial as well as artwork featuring at the Seychelles Women's Pavilion in the Dubai Expo, and the Seychelles Biennale of Contemporary Art. Her work includes urban interventions, set designs for theatre and film, installations, and video art.

Gemma's performance career spans over 20 years, collaborating with leading UK companies such as The Royal Ballet, Rambert, and Scottish Dance Theatre. She has worked globally with choreographers and directors, and her roles include devising, directing, teaching, and mentoring in various settings. A founding member of New Movement Collective, she served as Assistant Choreographer for "The Global Playground" at Manchester International Festival 2021. In 2022, Gemma earned a coaching accreditation and now coaches individuals and groups across sectors, using creative methods to foster personal growth and unlock potential in both individuals and teams.

Argyris’ body of work intertwines architecture, fine art, performance, and education. He is a co-founder and co-director of GesamtAtelier and has been a member of the art collaborative Collective Cleaners. As a designer, his practice spans from exhibition design to freelance work as an interior architect and graphic designer. He graduated with honours from the National Technical University of Athens, acquiring a Bachelor and MSc in Architecture Engineering, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA in studio. He earned an MFA in Spatial Performance and Design from the AA Interprofessional Studio, with a bursary award and distinction.

Hila Shemer is a Tel-Aviv and London based practicing architect and researcher, as well as an architecture critic. Shemer is an MA graduate with distinction of the Architectural Association in London (2018), and holds a BArch from Bezalel academy in Jerusalem (2010). For the past 10 years, she has been mentoring and teaching architecture and design at renowned institutes including the Academy of Art and Design Bezalel. At the Architectural Association Shemer is a tutor of a creative and critical writing workshop at the Interprofessional Studio (AAIS) and a master of Diploma 8 Unit operating under the title of Eureka!

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Pierre Nedd, known as Mista Pierre  Mista Pierre is a DJ and Producer from London, UK, for major clubs, multiple residencies and special events worldwide. His BSc Honours in Computer Science & Media from University of Hertfordshire contributed significantly to the development of his sound design. A popular club presence known for seamlessly moving between multiple genres during sets, he also creates distinctive soundscapes, remixes and edits, while maintaining positive, uplifting vibes.

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Noa Segev is an architect, designer, researcher, and educator. After she completed her five years of architecture studies at Bezalel Academy, she received a distinction in her MFA degree in Spatial Performance and Design at the Architectural Association.
In her doing, Noa seeks to expand the known boundaries and assumptions of architectural thinking. Collaborating with graphic designers, choreographers, artists, composers, fashion designers, environmentalists, and more, Noa explores the edges and intersections of the architecture discipline.

Noa teaches at the Architecture and the Interdisciplinary departments of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
She is also a Course Master at the Architectural Association.

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Kyriaki is a licenced architect, choreographer, dancer and educator whose practice intertwines a range of creative fields. She is a co-founder of Gesamtatelier, an interdisciplinary artists company with a body of work which involves the conception, design and realisation of installations (site-specific or stage-based performances) and interactive audio-visual environments incorporating audience engagement.

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Heiko Kalmbach is a filmmaker, video artist and stage director. He pursued cultural studies at Bremen University before moving to Berlin to study film and drama at Freie Universität before going on to NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1996 on a scholarship. Since the mid 90s his films have screened internationally. He is the co-founder of the production company Spoonfilm and the performance group Naturaleza Humana. Since 2007 he has been based in Berlin with Why Make Things Productions. His work as stage director and projection designer have been featured in festivals globally. He currently teaches Spatial Media Design and Scenic Design at TU Berlin and has been engaged with the AA’s Interprofessional Studio since 2009.

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Tom Parkes Is a creative technologies specialist and practitioner. He serves as the Head of Audio-Visual to the Architectural Association. Graduating from the University of Westminster in 2018, He has a background in audio, producing and engineering In studio and live venue settings. He is a systems designer for creative technologies and facilitates exhibition installs, live broadcasts and projects pertaining to AV technologies.

Choreographer/dancer is a founding member of NMC and alumna of Sadler’s Wells Summer University. She choreographed opera short film Ariadne by E. Langer and G. Maxwell 21; Stabat Mater for B-Motion Festival, I 17 and TheaterFestival Boulevard, NL 18; Glitch for RenaudWiserCompany 18; Becoming for NSCD, touch each feel other for Edge Dance Company 17; Scenes from Daphnis and Chloe for MusicArt Lon.17; Hydrargyrum for Rambert 16 and Ride for BBC Young Dancer winner C.Scott’s grand final performance in 15. She collaborated on VR experiences Camouflage 18 and Dust 17 and movement directed Marty and the Party by L.Skilbeck 20, Torn by N.Pierre-White at the Royal Court Theatre 16 and livestream AR performance for the EE Baftas 21.

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Renaud Wiser is a London based independent choreographer. A former dance artist with the Gothenburg ballet and Rambert, he is a founder-member of New Movement Collective, Artistic Co-director of Newcastle based company Fertile Ground and a founder-member of collaborative artists group Body Intelligence Collective. His practice is driven by a strong interest in alternative methods of collaboration between multiple creative professions including Architecture, Robotic, Film, Music, Digital Art and Design.

http://www.renaudwiser.com/

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Andrew Dean (Boilerhouse) has sold over 20 million records as a songwriter and producer. He discovered Joss Stone,

Bush, Lily Allen and – starting life as a DJ – has won Brit, Grammy and Ivor Novello awards over the course of

his career.

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